VIDEOS/PHOTOS: Firefighters were out Wednesday night and into Thursday morning battling a fire that broke out in a Dickson City hospital.
A Dickson City Fire Chief stated that crews were called to the Lehigh Valley Hospital in Dickson City for a structure fire just before 10:00 p.m.
He stated that after seeing the fire from the highway, he called in additional units from the surrounding area to help fight it.
Flames could be seen pouring out of the building as crews responded to the blaze.
The Chief states that the Orthopedic unit is a total loss, and that the cause of the fire is under investigation by a Pennsylvania State Police Fire Marshal.
Officials say there were no injuries, but that more than 70 patients were transported to hospitals and facilities across the area and that all EMS services within a 50-mile radius were utilized.
WBRE-TV NBC 28 Wilkes-Barre
